Idealization - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|aɪˌdiːələˈzeɪʃn|
Brit.
|aɪdɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n|
noun
- a portrayal of something as ideal (syn: glorification)
- something that exists only as an idea
the idealization of rural life was very misleading
- (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad- something that exists only as an idea
Extra examples
She tends to idealize her job.
...he had a tendency to idealize his heroes and believe they could do no wrong...
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